London NHS hospitals revert to paper records in wake of Russian cyber-attack

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The disruption has also affected a wider range of services than first thought, including GPs, community and mental health providers

Experts in IT security have also said that the affected sites, including St Thomas' Hospital, could have had patient records manipulated and that hackers could target appointment booking systems.Experts in IT security have also said that the affected sites, including St Thomas' Hospital, could have had patient records manipulated and that hackers could target appointment booking systems.

The Guardian can reveal that – despite previous denials – the hack has also affected the South London and the Maudsley trust, England’s largest provider of mental health services. The attack on Synnovis had led to a “severe reduction in capacity” and was a “very, very serious incident”, said Martin. “Determining whether stored data has been manipulated may simply not be possible and tests may have to be rerun and results re-recorded.”

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